Brewers vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 5/6/2024

Brewers vs Royals Prediction

The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-

game series on the road Monday versus the Kansas City Royals. Milwaukee is 20-12 following its 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Milwaukee gave up three home runs to Chicago in the loss and will complete a three-game series with the Cubs on Sunday. The Brewers are first in the National League Central, one game ahead of the Cubs. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB previews.

William Contreras is batting .336 to lead Milwaukee and has team highs in RBI with 27, hits with 43 and on-base percentage at .408. Willy Adames is the leader in home runs with six. Milwaukee has a batting average of .257 and slugging percentage of .418. On Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Bryse Wilson to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA, 21 Ks and 7 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals dropped to 20-14 following a 15-4 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Kansas City pitching gave up 17 hits to Texas and starter Michael Wacha suffered the loss, allowing seven runs on nine hits across just 3 ⅔ innings. Kansas City is tied for second in the American League Central with the Minnesota Twins, 1 ½ games behind the first place Cleveland Guardians. 

Salvador Perez is batting .339 with eight home runs, 30 RBI and an on-base percentage of .400 to lead Kansas City in each of the four categories. Bobby Witt Jr is the leader in hits with 42. Kansas City has a team batting average of .239 and slugging percentage of .391. On Monday, the Kansas City Royals will send Cole Ragans to the mound. The left-hander is 2-2 with a 3.44 ERA, 46 Ks and 13 BBs.